Announcements

ColumbiaGrid Request for Director Candidates

Note: The latest date for potential candidates to respond is by close of business Monday, July 17, 2017.

On August 16, 2017, ColumbiaGrid will hold a Special Member Meeting to elect a director for a three-year term to fill the position currently occupied by Jim Miller, whose term expires in August. Mr. Miller intends to stand for re-election. Candidates should list their relevant experience pertaining to the Sixth Amended ColumbiaGrid Bylaws section 6.2.2, wherein directors are to have experience obtaining or providing transmission or power service on behalf of an electric utility or federal power marketing agency in such geographic area or have had other relevant, substantial experience with the electric power system in such geographic area.

Potential candidates should refer to the Sixth Amended ColumbiaGrid Bylaws, particularly sections 6.2.3 Individuals Who are Prohibited from Serving as Directors and 6.2.4 Continuing Restrictions on Former Directors, prior to submitting their information and completing the Conflict Disclosure Statement. While ColumbiaGrid will compile applications and information pertaining to candidates, the Members are responsible for determining a final slate of candidates in accordance with section 6.3.2 Subsequent Elections of the Sixth Amended ColumbiaGrid Bylaws.

The Sixth Amended ColumbiaGrid Bylaws, two relevant ColumbiaGrid policies, the Conflict Disclosure Statement and a job description for the directors, can be downloaded from the ColumbiaGrid website using the following links:

WHAT OUR MEMBERS SAY

"In ColumbiaGrid, we now have the ability to resolve the three fundamental transmission questions: What transmission facilities should be built? Who should build them? Who should pay for them? With ColumbiaGrid's independent staff and process to resolve disputes, we can answer these questions effectively and in a timely fashion to facilitate our region's new resource development needs."
~~ Jeff Schlect, Manager, Transmission Services, Avista